Kansas City man faces charges in 2-year-old's death

Man claims book case fell on child

A Kansas City, Mo., man has been charged in connection to the death of a 2-year-old boy.

Dallas Bogard, 25, of 1328 NE 46th Terrace, has been charged with first degree assault, according to court documents.

The Clay County District Attorney's Office said the boy died at a hospital on Monday. The boy was taken to a hospital on Friday afternoon after Bogard said a book case fell on the boy, court documents said.

Bogard is engaged to the boy's mother. Police said he told them that he was watching the child while the mother was at work.

Bogard was arrested after medical staff at the hospital talked to police. Police said the boy's mother told them that she had recently seen bruises on her son's neck, back and legs. She said she thought it might be the result of an iron deficiency and had planned to take him to a doctor.

Police said the boy's mother also told them that she didn't think the bookcase weighed enough to cause the types of injuries the boy suffered.

Police said they found empty packets used to hold synthetic marijuana in several rooms of the house.

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